Ma Yero,
 
Where do I start?????? I thought this was a no brainer but I reflected. I  do 
not want to come off as condescending. So here's me taking a crack at  this:
 
I presume your friend is an American citizen and or qualifies for  enlistment 
in the Armed forces of the United States. My first query would be to  find 
out from your fiend why he wished to join the United States Armed forces.  This 
is because there are various ways to serve the United States different from  
joining the military. However, if your friend contemplates joining the military 
 but wished Islamic or Quranic advice, your friend has his priorities messed 
up.  If your friend really does have such potential decision conflicts, I 
advise that  he NOT enlist in the military but consider philanthropy or volunteer 
work in his  immediate American community. Because he/she will not do well in 
the military  and may be tempted to become an agent provocateur.
 
Joining the US military would mean promising to safeguard the United States  
and her interests, the honour of serving God and country, and to assist in  
upholding the constitution of the USA.
 
Being a muslim means to believe in the five pillars that identify a  muslim, 
and serving Allah and self.
 
In the USA, there are christians and muslims in addition to Jews, Hindus,  
buddhists, Jehovah's witnesses, etcetera. Therefore, a muslim serving the United 
 states serves him/herself, other muslims, christians, Jews,  hindus, 
mormons, and buddhists. Islam has enlisted many a man to serve  alongside Muhammad. 
The badr of Hudaybiyya comes to mind. All the while serving  self and Allah. 
Where a muslim finds that a particular engagement runs contrary  to his or her 
religion, The US constitution makes room for conscientious or  religious 
objectors. Muhammed Ali comes to mind.
 
Yero, it is not a good idea to consider religious edicts when desiring to  
serve God and country. The separation of state and religion would advise  
estoppel. It is good that your friend shares his quandry with you prior to  
enlisting. We all thank him/her for that. I would not want him serving in my  
military. I will be for ever jittery.
 
Where have you been for the last year or so??? I missed your bazula  
galagawangas. Oh yeah, and your poems. Yero montesgue. Haruna.
 
  In a message dated 7/23/2008 5:17:40 P.M. Mountain Daylight  Time, 
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Brothers  & Sisters,

A Gambian friend of mine notified me of his decision to  enlist in the US 
army soon. He have fears that he might fight unjustly (as is  under the clown 
Bush administration) or get trapped in fighting Muslim  nations. 

I want to offer the best of advise to him. The closest I  could gather on a 
research is Quranic chapters 4: 135 (Al-nisa) and 5:8  (Al-maidah) 

(I) Under what conditions can he join the U.S  army?
(II) Is this ok under Islamic law -Quran & Sunnah?
(III) How  should he behave?


Please share your advise sincerely knowing this  is a life-long matter for 
him, with emphasis on Quranic verses, sunnah,  rulings from schools of thought, 
et cetera... You can post any answers here or  e-mail them privately to my 
e-mail  [log in to unmask] I will compose  all the answers for him 
-inshallahu.

Thanks for any well-researched  information.

God  bless!

YJ



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